Katowice

PRELIMINARY, MAIN ROUND & FINAL WEEKEND

Katowice is a city in Silesia, located in southwest Poland on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers (tributaries of the Oder and the Vistula respectively). It is in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 km north of the Silesian Beskids (part of the Carpathian Mountains) and about 100 km southeast of the Sudetes Mountains. Katowice is the capital of the Silesia region.

As a city, Katowice has completely changed its face within the last few years. In the past the capital of Silesia was associated with heavy industry; today Katowice is a European city with nods to tradition. Nowadays Katowice’s image is a result of being self-governed, with the local government aiming to emphasise its location and economic, administrative and intellectual potential.

Katowice is a unique city, the centre of the largest metropolitan area in Poland and the administrative, academic and cultural heart of the Silesian province. The city’s roots are related to the mining and metallurgy industry, and currently, it is developing as a thriving economic, educational, cultural and entertainment centre. 

The face of Katowice is changing. It’s impossible not to notice the growing number of modern office buildings and beautifully renovated façades of historic tenements. The city owes its new image to activities which have been undertaken in recent years.

Spodek Arena

Capacity: 11,016

About the arena: This is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at al. Korfantego 35 under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach (Voivodeship Sport and Show Arena in Katowice), under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997.

Spodek Arena was renovated in 2011. Nowadays, it is the only arena in Poland with a full air-conditioning system. After the renovation, which cost 70 mln złotych, Spodek Arena has a new rounded LED screen, suspended on the ceiling, an additional lighting system, a new monitoring system connected with a fire-fighting system, new doors and windows together with new information boards for all sectors. Spodek Arena already hosted the Men's EHF EURO in 2016 as well as the 2023 IHF Men's World Championship. 

Matches of the EHF EURO 2026: Group E in preliminary, main round and final weekend